Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- India test-fires ballistic missile interceptor
- MQM seeks SC notice over Bilour's interview
- Russia proposes bilateral extradition treaty with US
- Karachi violence claims seven lives
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
The Nation in print for Saturday, September 27, 2008
Front Page
Major powers vow economic support
UNITED NATIONS - A new grouping of global and regional powers on Friday pledged support for Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, efforts to build a stable democracy and attain economic progress, but they came up with no immediate plan to accomplish the objectives. Leaders and Foreign ...
3 terrorists killed in Karachi raid
KARACHI-Karachi police gunned down three suicide bombers in an encounter here on Friday while an abducted supplier of NATO forces ...
1,000 dead in Bajaur offensives
TANG KHATA (Agencies) - Pakistan said Friday that troops have killed 1,000 militants in a huge offensive. Five top Al-Qaeda ...
Nato to respect Pak borders
ISLAMABAD - Nato on Friday assured Pakistan to fully respect the country's territorial integrity as it adheres to a strict policy ...
International
British Premier unveils secret weapon - his wife
LONDON (AFP) - Struggling British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is increasingly relying on a secret weapon as he battles to win ...
Arabs, Muslims asked to save Al-Aqsa Mosque
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A Hamas parliamentarian called on Friday for more suicide attacks against Israel as thousands of Palestinians ...
Ex-B'deshi PM Khaleda says jail was painful
DHAKA (Agencies) - Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia said spending more than one year in solitary confinement was ...
Palestinian state not viable with settlements, says Saudi FM
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Arab countries slammed Israel over its settlement expansion policy in the West Bank Friday during a UN ...
US President rejected Israeli strike on Iran
LONDON (Agencies) - Israel seriously considered bombing Iran's nuclear sites earlier this year but US President George W Bush ...
Iranians mock Holocaust on annual Al-Quds Day
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranians chanted "Death to Israel" on Friday as Islamist students unveiled a book mocking the Holocaust in an ...
US working hard on nuclear deal, Bush tells Manmohan
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday, saying that the White House ...
Pakistan's new govt. stands by Kashmiris
NEW YORK - Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, facing a barrage of questions about lack of prominance given to the Kashmir dispute ...
Somalia's pirates seize 33 tanks
A Ukrainian ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia was carrying 33 tanks and other weapons, the Ukrainian Defence ...
Blasts kill US soldier, three children in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Three Iraqi children were killed and another two were wounded in a bomb attack in Baghdad, the US military said ...
N Korea may already have N-warheads: ex-CIA official
TOKYO (AFP) - North Korea has likely mastered the technology for arming its missiles with nuclear warheads, a former US ...
Pakistan Academy players caught in night club
NAIROBI - Two players of the touring Pakistan Cricket Academy who allegedly were caught visiting a local nightclub late after ...
PCA expecting comeback from Kenya in second one-dayer
NAIROBI - Pakistan has outplayed host Kenya in both the four-day and the one-ay versions of the game but still they feel the ...
Ryder Cup standout Kim on fire at Tour Championship
ATLANTA (Georgia) (AFP) - Ryder Cup rookie sensation Anthony Kim was showing no sign of a letdown Thursday as he seized a ...
French duo Tsonga, Monfils set up clash in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AFP) - French pair Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils will clash for the first time in the semi-finals of the Thailand ...
Lyon plot eighth title despite squad concerns
PARIS (AFP) - While other French clubs slogged it out in midweek cup action, reigning champions Lyon were plotting to maintain ...
Tahir dashes Nottinghamshire's title hopes
LONDON (AFP) - Pakistani leg-spinner Imran Tahir dented leaders Nottinghamshire's hopes of winning the English County ...
Business
SPI-based inflation declines slightly
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on September 25, for the lowest income group up to ...
Japan to provide $132,826 for water supply schemes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Japan Friday signed an agreement with Aga Khan Cultural Service to extend grant of $ 132,826 under Grant ...
ZTBL disburses Rs68b to farming community
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) disbursed Rs. 68 billion to the farming community during last year as a ...
Tevta introduces 'Matric Vocational' for girls
LAHORE - The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has decided to introduce Matric Vocational for girls ...
PPL earns Rs45.7b pre-tax profit in FY08
KARACHI - The financial report of PPL for the year 2008 has shown impressive performance; providing a fresh impetus to its future ...
Global central banks strive to save melting money markets
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Central banks pumped tens of billions of dollars into money markets again on Friday as analysts used dramatic ...
US growth revised down to 2.8pc in 2Q
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US economic growth was revised lower to a 2.8-percent expansion pace in the second quarter, the government ...
Financial storm ravages French economic growth, jobs and deficit
PARIS (AFP) - France abandoned Friday a promise to wipe out its public deficit by 2012, as the global financial crisis sapped ...
Zardari-Manmohan meeting to spur new era of cooperation
KARACHI (APP) - President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Tariq Sayeed and Vice- President, Iftikhar Ali Malik ...
About $16 bln pledged at UN summit to combat poverty: Ban
UNITED NATIONS - The international community has pledged about 16 billion U.S. dollars at Thursday's UN summit to help combat ...
Politics
Time for calm coop in Pakistan: Mullen
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen Friday sought to ease tensions with ...
Diplomats' security beefed up
ISLAMABAD - Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman A Malik has briefed the diplomats about the measures taken by the ...
Credit doesn't go to Wapda
LAHORE - The loadshedding, which had become part and parcel of our rural as well as urban life and which turned worse in summer, ...
Free all the way to Toronto
LAHROE - A Pakistan International Airlines loader reached Toronto by a PIA flight without any travel documents as well as ...
UN dragging its feet on BB murder probe
UNITED NATIONS - Despite a forceful plea by President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's request for a UN commission to investigate the ...
Two killed, 5 hurt in forces shelling
PESHAWAR - Two persons were killed and five others injured when the security forces fired nine mortar shells on the house of a ...
Entertainment
Jet-powered Swiss adventurer crosses English Channel
DOVER, (England) (AFP) - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy made history Friday by flying across the English Channel from France using ...
Depp to star in more Disney projects
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Superstar actor Johnny Depp has signed on to three new Disney projects, including the fourth installment of ...
Oldest known rocks on earth discovered
THE discovery of rocks as old as 4.28 billion years pushes back age of most ancient remnant of Earth's crust by 300 million ...
Punk rock turtle with a bright green mohawk
HE may be an endangered species, but this turtle clearly has attitude. The punk rock-loving Mary River Turtle was photographed ...
Chinese astronauts brace for spacewalk
JIUQUAN (China) (AFP) - China's three astronauts spent their first day in orbit Friday preparing for a much-anticipated walk ...
The amazing bicycle powered by the sun
A solar-powered bicycle has been invented, which could soon take the strain off a commuter's legs and the environment. The ...
Islamabad
Terrorism, uncertainty take toll on tourism sector
ISLAMABAD - Security turmoil amid political uncertainties has deprived Pakistan of already marginal inflow of foreign exchange by ...
Youm-ul Quds observed with renewed pledge
ISLAMABAD (APP) - International Youm-ul Quds Himayat-e-Mazlumin (International Day of Quds Solidarity with the Oppressed) ...
Foolproof security plan for Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Civil Defence Department Rawalpindi has arranged foolproof security arrangements across the district aimed ...
Govt urged to appoint Education Minister
ISLAMABAD -The Senate Standing Committee on Education has called upon the government to make appointment of the Federal Minister ...
AIOU surveys TEFL Diploma effectiveness
ISLAMABAD (PPI)- Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) conducted a countrywide survey to analyze the effectiveness of Diploma TEFL ...
Eidul Fitr at Faisal Mosque
ISLAMABAD-Eidul Fitr prayer will be performed at Faisal Mosque Campus at 09.30 a.m. Dr. Tahir Hakeem, Assistant Professor, ...
Karachi
Security govt's top priority
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfikar Mirza has said that provincial government was fully prepared and using all its ...
Pakistan Navy gets Agosta submarine
KARACHI - Pakistan Navy has taken yet another major step on the road to self reliance by inducting the 2nd indigenously built ...
Sassi refutes land grabbing charges
KARACHI - Sindh Culture and Tourism Minister Sassi Palejo has strongly condemned and contradicted a news item published in The ...
Eid cards - true colours of Eid
KARACHI - Different varieties of Eid cards have hit the market. Common among them are those printed with flowers, with historical ...
Financial crisis forces CDGK to delay City Olympic 2008
KARACHI - The fate of City Olympics 2008, or City Games, is in the doldrums due to some unspecified reasons including financial ...
BB chairs at varsities soon
KARACHI - Sindh Government has decided to set up Benazir Bhutto chairs at two leading universities of Sindh, Karachi University ...
Lahore
India will not tour Pakistan
LAHORE (Agencies) - Former head of the Pakistan Cricket Board believes that India would pull out of the next year's tour due to ...
PCB looks to sell TV rights for coming years
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited parties to give names of broadcasters for the its next stretch of television ...
Sports Ministry seeks former captains' advice on cricket
LAHORE - The Sports Ministry has asked the former greats to help revamp the game in the country with their contribution. It ...
Senate Standing Committee gives thumbs up to PFF
LAHORE - The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on sports (Culture, Tourism, Sports and Youth Affairs) in its 10-page ...
77pc proposed sites unsuitable
LAHORE - Around 77 per cent of the sites proposed by different telecommunication companies for the installation of new BTS (Base ...
PBC rejects decision to invite CJ Dogar
LAHORE - Members Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have rejected the 7-member decision of the Council to invite Chief Justice Abdul ...
HRCP concerned over plight of Swat people
LAHORE - The people of Swat are passing through the worst time due to the non-availability of power, water, gas and food, as the ...
Man shoots wife dead over domestic issue
LAHORE - A man shot dead his wife over a petty domestic issue in Township police limits on Friday. The victim identified as ...
President urged to safeguard country's interests
LAHORE - PML-N Punjab vice-president and MNA Muhammad Afzal Khokhar Malik called on President Asif Ali Zardari to raise his voice ...
Lailatul Qadr today
LAHORE-Lailatul Qadr, a blessed night for the believers who keep fast will be observed with religious enthusiasm on Saturday ...
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